The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

— Warren Bennis, quote derived from some earlier quote with unknown origins

Brings a whole new meaning to “keeping the lights on” 😬

Reminds me of how factory ships in The Culture series by Iain M. Banks would operate in full vacuum if they had to to do away with air resistance.